Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., spoke to the City Club of Chicago last week and expressed pride in Chicago, calling it the “friendliest immigrant city in the nation.”

“[Rahm Emmanuel] made sure that we no longer cooperate with immigration authorities when it comes to the deportation and separation of our families by using city structures,” Gutiérrez said. “Nobody can be asked when you enroll your kid in a school or seek out care because you’re injured, what your immigration status is and that’s the law in the city of Chicago.”

“Only in the city of Chicago,” he continued, “can you graduate from high school with a ‘B’ average and be guaranteed that you are going to be able to go on to your next two years of college for free … even if you’re undocumented.”